Fleet repower specialist Equipmake is to repower ten open-top double-deckers. The company has partnered with the world’s largest sightseeing company, Big Bus Tours, in a fleet deal that will see ten of its open-top buses repowered with its zero-emission electric drivetrain technology. The ten diesel vehicles scheduled for repowering are all Ankai double-deck sightseeing buses. […]
Eight in ten bus passengers were satisfied with their last journey according to a new survey by independent watchdog, Transport Focus. Mid-year results released today from the new ‘Your Bus Journey’ user survey from Transport Focus showed encouraging results overall, but with satisfaction varying widely across the country. At the halfway point the survey has […]
Stagecoach has appointed Claire Miles as its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will take effect from 2 October 2023 and follows a thorough, competitive process over a number of months. Claire succeeds Martin Griffiths, who retired as Chief Executive in January. Claire joins Stagecoach after holding a number of senior roles across a range […]
Wrightbus will be showcasing the capabilities of hydrogen at the Hydrogen Day event in Cardiff on 10 October. The Northern Ireland-based firm will be exhibiting its hydrogen double-decker at the event. The company launched its first zero-emission bus, the Streetdeck Hydroliner, in 2020 in Aberdeen, with the fleet entering passenger service in January 2021. The […]
A further £80 million to support buses into 2025 has been pledged by the government. Today (28 September 2023), Roads Minister Richard Holden confirmed allocations for 64 local authorities across England from the £80 million investment in the Bus Service Improvement Plan+ (BSIP+) for 2024-25. Local authorities can use the funding to improve local buses […]
First Group-owned Aircoach has launched its first ever English routes, with a new airport service between Leicester and Birmingham Airport. The service runs from St Margaret’s Bus Station (stand SZ) in the centre of Leicester, picking up at Fosse Park and then direct to Birmingham Airport, seven days a week, every hour, 24 hours a […]
Trade show Coach and Bus UK has been cancelled entirely. Show organiser Diversified Communications announces its UK trade events will change to a biennial frequency from 2024. This leaves just Euro Bus Expo out of the two bus and coach exhibitions, taking place every other year. The next one will be in 2024 at its […]
Ticketer’s latest electronic ticketing machine (ETM) is now being used on Greater Manchester’s Bee Network. Ticketer’s Next Generation ETM, along with the Ticketer Smart Gateway, are now being used on the Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s franchised transport network that launched on Sunday (24 September 2023). Ticketer and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have launched the […]